<p>Anyone else in my boat? What do you think the chances are that I get off ONE of the waitlists? Waitlists are kinda worse than rejections because there's still hope and no definite decision.</p>
<p>Waitlisted: Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, UPenn</p>
<p>Did you apply to any safety schools?</p>
<p>haha yeah. waitlisted brown, cornell, upenn, johns hopkins. i did get into duke though which is sick,</p>
<p>Few waitlists mean much these days; some colleges actually put more kids on the waitlist than they accept. You can look up (or ask the school) how many got off the waitlist in the past, but the numbers are low. Waitlists are often a tool used for the benefit of the college; kids in your school a year behind you will see that you got “waitlisted” at those ivies and be encouraged to apply themselves. After all you were good enough to get in (which is how many interpret waitlists) and with a little bit of luck, they figure, they’ll get the thick envelope.</p>
<p>My advice is probably not what you’re expecting, but if you contact the schools at the end of April and still haven’t gotten in then I think you should write a letter withdrawing from the waitlist. Read a book about psychology and decision making such as “Predictably Irrational” or (even more relevant) “Stumbling on Happiness” and you’ll find that research shows people are actually happier with an irrevocable decision! The reason is once something is settled you accept it and move on. If you linger on the waitlist all summer it will be hard to fully commit to your new college – signing up for orientation and getting to know a few people when you attend, making plans for who brings what with your future roomates, etc. All because doing so is planning for a future you’re still hoping won’t come. On the other hand if the end of April hits and you say goodbye to these schools you’ll be fully committed to the college you picked from the group that accepted you – and, if you believe the research, happier!</p>
<p>Yeah I got into Duke, Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams, UChicago (all of which I heard back early from via early acceptance letters or likely letters), UCs including UC Berkeley Regents, and Cornell. So today was just super annoying/a bummer because after all these earlier and likelies I just didn’t make the cut for these big names.</p>
<p>For economics and potential finance, which school do you think I should go to? Based on academics/cool opportunities? Thanks guys :)</p>
<p>Sigh …</p>
<p>You got into Duke, Dartmouth, Amherst, Williams and Chicago – that’s fantastic, don’t worry about your wait-list schools, you’re solid. These are big names.</p>
<p>All are excellent schools. For Finance, I might consider Chicago if you want to be in the city). Cornell (if you were admitted to the Business School) or Dartmouth otherwise. Amherst and Williams are much smaller, though if you’re looking for that sort of school, you can’t go wrong. </p>
<p>Basically – you won’t go wrong with any of these, though.</p>
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<p>Sorry, but I have absolutely NO sympathy for you! Go tell that to the kids who legitimately only got a mixture of waitlists and rejections. This is gross.</p>
<p>I agree with b2d. You weren’t waitlisted everywhere. You should really moderate your tone and have some sympathy for those around you w/o your stack of accepts from great schools. It’s rather unseemly. </p>
<p>Wherever you attend – and eventually graduate – I hope you accept that for the good fortune that it really is and equally, view those who never got such a good chance, with understanding and humility.</p>
<p>I have to agree with born2dance…highschoolqueen sounds like you have an incredible resume. I myself Dartmouth as one of my top schools and got rejected…if you haven’t been to see it, it’s really an amazing place and I’d highly recommend a trip to Hanover; it might win you over.</p>
<p>I was also “Waitlisted everywhere”, though not at ivies…
Bucknell, Lehigh, Washington & Lee, Richmond, and Colby, all waitlisted. </p>
<p>Does anyone out here on CC have any advice for me and turning at least a few of those into acceptances? Right now I have the choice between the Union Scholars program at Union College or the Honors program at UConn…I’m not really psyched about either of those because I was hoping for a school with a nice campus in a nice area (William and Mary was my 1st choice; rejected) which is why I’m hoping to get better news from any of those schools</p>
<p>@TradeBisonGreen</p>
<p>Between those two – I would choose UConn -Honors. We were very impressed with the campus and the facility last year. Though honestly, you wouldn’t go wrong with Union.</p>
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<p>Strongest Job Pipeline: Dartmouth=Duke=Williams>UChicago>Amherst
Strongest Economics Programs: UChicago>Duke>Dartmouth>Amherst=Williams
Academic/Research Opportunities: Duke=UChicago>Dartmouth>Amherst=Williams
Social Life: Dartmouth=Duke>Williams>Amherst>UChicago
Sports: Duke>>>>>>>>>Dartmouth>Amherst=Williams
Surrounding Area: decide based on personal preference (all can be good or bad)
Weather: Duke>>>>UChicago>Dartmouth=Amherst=Williams</p>
<p>You have a tough decision to make. I would narrow it down to Duke, Dartmouth and UChicago personally.:)</p>
<p>how is it that you can have so acceptances on hand then complain about “being waitlisted everywhere”?? all of the schools you’ve been accepted to are so extremely wonderful and well sought after. UChicago for one is extremely strong in economics! and Dartmouth is much more popular for finance than, say, Brown.</p>